In 1820, there was no Greenpeace and commercial whaling was a thriving industry. It was on this day in this year that one 80-ton sperm whale, furious at the murder of its fellow pod members, took matters into his own flippers and rammed (and sank!) Nantucket whaling ship Essex in the south Pacific. This happened [...]
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“Nice” isn’t the same thing as “spineless.” Define the line and stand behind it!
Sprechen sie Vulcan?
Some people [...]
Remember Mystery Science Theater 3000 (aka MST3K)? The premise: A mad scientist stranded a human guinea pig in a satellite orbiting Earth and forced him to watch the worst movies ever made in an attempt to see what would make him crack — potentially to be utilized as a weapon for world domination. For company, [...]
232 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed and the world’s never been the same since. Revolution was declared in England’s then-North American colonies, which inspired other oppressed nations into action (not always successfully) and laid the foundation for the current United States of America. July 4th is celebrated annually in the United States [...]
There’s just something magical about summertime dining in the great outdoors — as long as you can avoid the mosquitoes, ants, pigeons, squirrels, and hobos, of course.
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Man in the field Terry Jones has gone beyond the amazing feat of helping keep a circus aloft — he’s there on the front lines to present this latest discovery of nature’s miraculous ability to adapt. Are flying, migratory penguins yet another portent of global warming, perhaps?
“…they don’t need to huddle together every winter for [...]
What abomination will be sliding down your chimney tonight?
Northern European folklore is rich with tales of a bigfoot-type creature whose appearance and habits (a big ol’ beard and using reindeer as beasts of burden, for instance) seem to have been adapted for our more modern-day ideas of jolly Saint Nick. Loren Coleman of Cryptomundo [...]
Do you want to impress (or depress) your friends with your digital photos? Present your most important digitally-captured moments (embarrassing and otherwise), people (embarrassing and otherwise), and places (like Nevada, Scotland, or Graceland) in a Sci-Tek 3D virtual gallery!
Every time you stop working on the computer because you’re a slacker and your boss has [...]
If Warwick Davis scared the begorra out of you in 1993’s comedy/horror offering Leprechaun (”bone-chilling terrror,” according to one awestruck reviewer), then maybe you and the wee folk need a little reconciliation jig to set things right again - just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
You don’t even have to be Irish to enjoy the [...]
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